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This is a basic English-Cornish word list. Therefore, if you wish to search for the word for 'house', simply click on the 'H', and then page through the search results. You can also search for the word in either English or Cornish in the facility below the alphabet. This compendium is being built from scratch. Therefore, be a little patient as it might take some time to construct.

 

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factory - gweythva

(fem.) - an weythva = the factory

museum - gwithti

Sometimes 'mirji' is found.

garage - karrji

Nurture - Maga

storm - hager-awel

"ugly weather"

storm - tewedh

masc.

rain - glaw

It is raining = Yma hi ow kul glaw

pasty - pasti

also: hogan

cool (colloq) - koeth

right - reyth

regular - reyth

sex - reydh

fever - terthenn

(fem.) can be used as 'flu'
an derthenn = the fever/flu

cake - tesenn

(fem.) an desenn = the cake
tesennow (pl.)

insult - arvedhenn

(fem.)

harbour - porth

Porth also means bay and port.

sister - hwoer

hwerydh = sisters

brother - broder

breder (plural)
an vreder = the brothers

mother - mamm

the mother = an vamm
mothers = an mammow

father - tas

tasow (plural)
the father = an tas
my father = ow thas

work - ober

verb: oberi

office - soedhva

soedhva an post = post office

shed - krow

pigsty - krow-mogh

cheese - keus

The Cheesewring = An keuswask

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